Vaginal syringe.



`Patented Mar. I9, |90l.v

yNo. 670,394.

E. C. ASHMEAD. VAGINAL SYRINGE.

{Appligation filed Oct. 2, 1900;)

(No Model.)

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ELIZABETH C. ASHMEAD, OF PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA.

VAGINAL SYRINGE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 670,?94, dated March19, 1901.

Application iiled October 2, 1900. Serial No. 31,751. (No modeL) To @ZZwhom it may concern.-

Beit known that LELIZABETH C. ASHMEAD, acitizen of the UnitedStates,residingatPhiladelphia, county of Philadelphia, and State ofPennsylvania, have invented a certain new and useful ImprovementinVaginal Syringes, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to a new and useful improvement in vaginalsyringes, and has for its object to provide a syringe of this characterwherein the water used in syringing is conveyed from an elevatedreservoir, such as the usual rubber bag, to the parts to be cleansed,and this water, with any secretions which it carries with it, isreturned through another passage to a second reservoir and so preventsthe clothing or bedding from becoming soiled.

With these ends'in view this invention consists in the details ofconstruction and combination of elements hereinafter set forth and thenspecifically designated by the claim.

In order that those skilled in the art to which this inventionappertains may understand how to make and use the same, the constructionand operation will now be described in detail, referring to theaccompanying drawings, forming a part of this specification, in whichFigure l is a sectional view showing the tubes leading to the differentreservoirs in elevation; Fig. 2, a front view with the tubes removed,and Fig. 3 a section on the line a; @c of Fig. 1.

In carrying out my invention as here embodied, A is a hollow plug whichhas the circular opening B therethrough. The front of this plug A isoval in shape, and the rear tapers down to very nearly the size of thecircular opening B. The portion C is screwthreaded and is screwed Withinthe circular opening B, which is correspondingly screwthreaded toreceive the same. This screwthreaded plug C has a flange C thereon, andbetween this flange and the front face of the plug A is inserted packingD to prevent .the leakage of any liquid therearound. Extending rearwardfrom this screw-threaded plug C, and preferably forming a part thereof,is a screw-threaded extension E. This eXtension E extends outward aslight distance beyoud the rear of the plug A. An opening F extendsthrough this extension E and also through the screw threaded plug C andthrough the tip G, formed on the face of the near the rear end ofthenozzle and is screw-` th readed,so as to receive thecorrespondinglyscrew-threaded extension E. In cross-section this nozzleis triangular or is composed of thev three wings t', which will leavethe openings I in between. While I have described this nozzle as beingtriangular in cross-section or composed of three wings, it is obviousthat it may be made in any other shape, so'long as suitable openings areleft between the nozzle and rim of the plug Ifor the passage of thereturn water and any secretions which it may carry.

Small openings j extend from the opening J in the nozzle I to theexterior of said nozzle. These openings are for the purpose of allowingthe water, which passes from a suitable reservoir through the tube H andpassage F, to come in cont-act with the parts to be cleansed. The Waterafter cleansing the partswill pass into the circular opening B by meansof the openings I', and then the water will pass through a passage K,which is formed through the screw-threaded plug C and tip L, which isformed on the screwthreaded plug C. A rubber tube M is adapted to besecured on this tip L and pass downward to a suitable reservoir forreceiving the waste water.

The operation of my device is as follows: The plug A is inserted in thevagina, and the flange d will securely close the vulva, so as to seal-it against the leakage of any water therearound,so that water or otherliquid pass ing through the passage F and out through the opening j willafter coming in contact with the parts have to return through thecircular opening B in the plug A and from there through the passage Kand the rubber tube M to the reservoir.

The purpose of screw-threading the nozzle I upon the extension Efurnishes the means IOO for adjusting the nozzle I, so as to have theend of the nozzle come as close to or as far from the uterus asdesired..

The advantages of my syringe are that it can be used at any time orplace Without soiling the clothing or the bedding and is especiallyuseful during confinement or in other cases Where the patient has to besyringed while lyingin bed, as thus it will make it unnecessary to use arubber sheet or any other means for preventing the bedding from becomingsoiled.

Of course I do not Wish to be limited to the exact construction hereshown, as slight modifications could be made Without departing from thespirit of my invention.

Having thus fully described my invention, what I claim as new and usefulis- In a syringe of the character described, a conically-formed plug orbody A having an opening formed longitudinally therethrough, the rearend of said opening being interior-ly threaded, a cap C adapted to bethreaded in the rear end of said opening and seal the same, aneXteriorly-screW-threaded projection E formed with or secured to saidcap and extending 'forwardly therefrom through the opening in the body,an opening formed through said projection and cap and being connected atits rear end with a supply, an opening formed through the capcommunieating With the opening in the body and being connected at therear of the cap with suitable Waste connection, an interiorly-screWthreaded nozzle I adapted to be threaded upon the projection E and beadjustable thereupon, openings formed in the forward end of said nozzleextending from the exterior and communicalingwith the opening formedthrough the projection E, longitudinal grooves formed upon the exteriorsurface of said nozzle, substantially as described and for the purposespecified.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto af fixed my signature in thepresence of two subscribing witnesses.

ELIZABETH C. ASIIMEAD.

Witnesses:

MARY E. I-IAMER, L. W. MORRISON.

